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1 In Partnership with: NATIONAL PREVENTION STRATEGY MEETING: Linking research, practice and policy in the prevention of weight-related disorders. November 17 & 18, 2011 Location: The Metropolitan Hotel 108 Chestnut St.,, M5G 1R3 Phone:

2 HOST Dr. Gail McVey Health Systems Research Scientist, Learning Institute CO-FACILITATOR Dr. Bruce Ferguson Director, Learning Institute CIHR INVESTIGATORS Dr. Gail McVey Health Systems Research Scientist, Psychologist, Learning Institute Katie Walker Clinical Research Fellow, Learning Institute Dr. Bruce Ferguson Director, Learning Institute Dr. Shelly Russell-Mayhew Associate Professor and Registered Psychologist Educational Studies in Counselling Psychology Faculty of Education, University of Calgary Alberta, Calgary 1

3 PLANNING COMMITTEE Dr. Gail McVey Health Systems Research Scientist, Learning Institute Heather Harrison Clinical Research Project Coordinator, Learning Institute Joanne Beyers Community Nutrition Specialist Health Promotion Division Sudbury & District Health Unit Sudbury, Sari Simkins Health Promotion and Nutrition Specialist Dr. Shelly Russell-Mayhew Associate Professor and Registered Psychologist Educational Studies in Counselling Psychology Faculty of Education, University of Calgary Alberta, Calgary Katie Walker Clinical Research Fellow, Learning Institute 2

4 ATTENDEES NAME INSTITUTE CITY/PROVINCE Andrade, Leslie Bear, Merryl Beausoleil, Natalie Beyers, Joanne Birken, Catherine Cogdon, Anne Coniglio, Connie Degagne, Karen Di Ruggiero, Erica Ferguson, Bruce Ferrari, Manuela Fieldhouse, Paul Public Health Nutritionist, Nutrition Physical Activity Action Team Health Promotion Division Sudbury & District Health Unit Director, National Eating Disorder Information Centre Associate Professor, Social Sciences and Health, Division of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Memorial University Community Nutrition Specialist Health Promotion Division Sudbury & District Health Unit Staff Paediatrician, Paediatric Medicine Executive Director, Primary Health, IWK Health Centre Director, Health Literacy Clinical Director, Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Program for Children and Adolescents, BC Mental Health and Addiction Services An Agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority Children and Women's Hospital Regional Coordinator, St. Joseph s Care Group Regional Eating Disorders Program Associate Director Institute of Population and Public Health CIHR Director, Group, Doctoral Student Group,, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto Nutrition Policy & Research Analyst Healthy Living, Youth & Seniors Manitoba Government Sudbury, St. John s, Newfoundland Sudbury, Halifax, Nova Scotia Vancouver, British Columbia Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Manitoba 3

5 NAME INSTITUTE CITY/PROVINCE Ford-Jones, Lee Forhan, Mary Godley, Jenny Grogan, Paul Gusella, Joanne Harrison, Heather Haines, Jess Hostrawser, Bonnie Hutchinson, Hasan Ishmael, Kiera Staff Paediatrician, Social Paediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Assistant Clinical Professor, School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University Program Coordinator, Masters of Health Management Program Representative for Canadian Obesity Network Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology University of Calgary Education Officer, Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch, Ministry of Education Psychologist, Team Leader Eating Disorders Team IWK Health Centre Clinical Research Project Coordinator, Group Assistant Professor, Family Relations and Applied Nutrition University of Guelph Senior Policy Analyst Public Health Agency of Canada Director Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion Health Canada Project Coordinator, Health Literacy BC Mental Health & Addiction Services Provincial Health Services Authority Children and Women s Hospital Hamilton, Calgary, Alberta Halifax, Nova Scotia Guelph, Ottawa, Ottawa, Vancouver, British Columbia Johnston, Cynthia Program Director, Sheena s Place Kirk, Sara Canada Research Chair in Health Services Research, School of Health Administration Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia 4

6 NAME INSTITUTE CITY/PROVINCE Malcolm Sharratt, Nancy Markham, Chris McCrindle, Brian McVey, Gail Mendelson, Rena Murkin, Elaine Healthy Living Coordinator Healthy Living Unit Division of Sport, Recreation and Healthy Living Department of Health and Wellness CEO and President, Physical and Health Education Association (Ophea) Staff Cardiologist & Section Head of Epidemiology, Health Systems Scientist, Psychologist Group Professor, School of Nutrition Ryerson University Public Health Manager/Supervisor Ottawa Public Health Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Ottawa, O Brien, Mary Fodor Nutrition Specialist, Public Health Padhi, Shovita Medical Resident, Toronto Public Health Paquette, Marie Claude Pepler, Debra Piran, Niva Provencher, Veronique Conseillère scientifique - Équipe poids Institut national de santé publique du Québec Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology LaMarsh Centre for Child and Youth Research, York University Senior Associate Scientist Professor, Adult Education and Counselling Psychology, Institute for Studies in Education University of Toronto Professeure sous octroi Institut des nutraceutiques et des aliments fonctionnels Dep. des sciences des aliments et de nutrition Laval University Montreal, Quebec Laval, Quebec 5

7 NAME INSTITUTE CITY/PROVINCE Russell-Mayhew, Shelly Associate Professor and Registered Psychologist, Educational Studies in Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta Simkins, Sari Health Promotion and Nutrition Specialist Underhill, Leigh Nutrition Educator, Dairy Farmers of Canada Walker, Katie Wareham, Anne Clinical Research Fellow, Community Health Systems Resource Group Clinical Director and Psychologist, Janeway Lifestyle Program Co-Chair, Body Image Network St. John s, Newfoundland 6

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